The Art of George Lois

George Lois

George Lois (born on June 26, 1931, in the Bronx, New York City) is an American art director, designer, and author. Lois is best known for over 92 covers he designed for Esquire. “George Lois’ Esquire covers are considered among the most memorable propaganda imagery in any medium, and certainly the most provocative in the history of the magazine industry.”, from 1962 to 1972. Lois’s Esquire covers offered a controversial statement on life in the 1960s with subjects including Norman Mailer, Muhammad Ali, Andy Warhol, Germaine Greer, and Richard Nixon. In 2008, The Museum of Modern Art exhibited 32 of Lois’ Esquire covers. Lois has since become infamous in the advertising world for taking credit for the work of others.